Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,594.23
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
15.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,010
Capacity
1,050 (96%)
Free school meals
27.3%
English additional lang.
20.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£46,309
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,054 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £5.6m | £5.7m | £4.3m | 77.2% | -£90k | £1.0m | 18.0% | £6,310 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 77.9% | -£223k | £782k | 13.3% | £6,112 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 73.1% | +£167k | £950k | 14.0% | £6,906 |
| 2024/25 | £7.7m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 74.6% | +£218k | £1.2m | 15.2% | £7,594 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£972k
Premises
£539k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.3%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
5.1%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
2.8%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 42.7 | 54.3% | 35.5% | 36.0% | — | 186 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 53.8 | 16.6 | £40,379 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 56.0 | 15.8 | £42,034 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 59.0 | 16.3 | £41,736 | 26.5% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.2 | 17.1 | £44,400 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 60.8 | 16.6 | £46,309 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.3% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 987 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.3% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 985 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.6% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 973 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 999 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 993 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.1% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,009 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 15.7% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 928 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 32.5% | 8.3% | 1.8% | 934 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 27.9% | 7.4% | 2.3% | 1,019 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 24.2% | 7.4% | 1.9% | 1,048 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 22.7% | 6.8% | 2.0% | 1,054 |
21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2020 | — | Good |